''Lomatium bicolor'' (Wasatch desertparsley)
is an herb of the family
Apiaceae
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that occurs in two
varieties
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, ''Lomatium bicolor'' var. ''leptocarpum'' and ''Lomatium bicolor'' var. ''bicolor''.
It is 20–50 cm tall and the stems are split at the ground. ''Lomatium bicolor'' has glabrous, or mildly scabrous, compound
umbel
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s with yellow flowers that have relatively wide
petal
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s. The
petioles are 9–14 cm long.
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium bicolor var. bicolorUSDA Plants Profile for Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpumUnited States Forest Service
External links
USDA Plants Profile for ''Lomatium bicolor'' (Wasatch desertparsley)
bicolor
Flora of the Western United States
Flora of the Great Basin
Flora of California
Endemic flora of the United States
Taxa named by John Merle Coulter
Taxa named by Sereno Watson
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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